Freiburg is an eternal pain in the face for all Boers.

The Boers in the room may have felt that they were brave enough to dare to complain about the federal government's new tax law.

This must be an illusion, if you want to replace it with the Boers before Freiburg, where is there so much nonsense, it is estimated that it will have long ago gone north to Pretoria to surround the Palace of Justice.

It has only been a few years since the Freiburg incident, and it is estimated that these Boers have forgotten the lessons of Freiburg, and La Portesibeck really can't bear to see these Boers repeat the mistakes of the past.

"The tax increase is not aimed at us Boers, the British and Chinese farms also have to raise taxes, and the tax increase is higher, if they can accept it, why can't we?" Laportesibeck was gray-haired, and at his age, he should have been surrounded by children and grandchildren, but he had to run for the Boers.

Sad, too!

In fact, the Orange state government has taken into account the attitude of Boer farmers to the new tax law, and has reduced the state government's surtax accordingly, otherwise the new tax will be higher.

"There are subsidies for British and Chinese-run farms—" muttered a burly Boer farmer, a rumor that many Boer farmers believed in because the federal government subsidized British and Chinese-run farms, so Boer-run farms were dwarfed.

In fact, it is not a rumor, the federal government at all levels does subsidize farmers, but the scope is not limited to farms run by the British and Chinese, and all farms are subsidized, including those run by Boers.

"Isn't there a subsidy from the state government for the farms you run? How much tax has your farm paid since it was founded? Why are the cattle and sheep that you buy from the state government so cheap, and those high-quality saplings? Look for yourself to blame for the bad farm work, don't always blame the federal government, if you keep complaining, it will only make your life worse. "La Portesibeck is also tired, with such a group of pig teammates, even if Louis Botha survives, it will not be able to change the status quo of the Boers.

In fact, it is understandable that after the end of the Second Boer War, many capable Boers were forced to leave southern Africa to return to Europe, or to other countries.

This trend was accelerated by the world wars, which throughout the world war the total population of all ethnic groups in southern Africa, except for the Boers, increased, and only the Boers were decreasing.

Now the Boers are extremely divided internally, and the capable Boers live in the cities, have taken the initiative or are forced to integrate into southern Africa, and the background of the Boers is becoming weaker and weaker, and many of the new Boers in the cities do not even speak Boer.

The Boers living in the vast countryside have become more and more conservative because of their poor conditions, and some of them fantasize about the days when they could receive free subsidies from London, and even fantasize about returning to the days of the Orange Free State, which is incompatible with what is now southern Africa.

"But what should we do with Laportebeck?" A middle-aged Boer farmer with a confused face is at the heart of many Boers' struggles.

"Child, this question has to ask yourself, do you want to rely on your own efforts to really gain the respect of others, or do you want to use this way to try to obtain privileges outside the law, in fact, you all know that all this is in vain, even the British and Chinese have not proposed privileges, and we are even more impossible." La Portebeck is a qualified facilitator, but unfortunately he is in his last years.

"I listen to you Laportseebeck, thank you—" The middle-aged Boer farmer bowed to Laportseebeck in thanks.

"Are we just going to give up?" There are also unwilling attempts to struggle.

"Schmidt, if you want to die, you can go yourself, don't drag the others along-" The middle-aged Boer farmer got on his horse and beckoned to his companions: "-Hammond, Moroka, I'm going back, try to make it up, a dozen rands can still be made, I don't want to fight against the federal government because of a dozen rand." ”

In fact, it is only a dozen rand, which is not a big number for farmers, and a high-quality Nyasaland cattle can sell for berand.

Nyasaland cattle is a new breed that has been improved and bred after the introduction of Simmental cattle by Nyasaland Agricultural College, and after promotion, it has now become the flagship product of southern African farms, and almost every farm has introduced Nyasaland cattle for breeding.

"Laportebeck is right, it's time for something to change-"

"It occurred to me that there was still a cow on the farm to give birth—"

"Thank you, Laportebeck—"

The farmers are waking up to the fact that no one wants to see a repeat of the Freiburg incident and that one cannot step into the same river twice.

A turmoil was resolved invisibly, and even unwilling farmers had to accept this reality.

Of course, not everyone can stop the precipice, and in Cape State, there have been serious incidents of farmers rallying to rebel against the new tax law.

Most of the farmers in the Cape were of British descent, many of which existed before the outbreak of the Boer War, and the vast majority of private farms in southern Africa, which covered more than 5,000 acres, were concentrated in the Cape State, and those British farmers were no less stubborn than the Boer farmers in Orange.

Not less than than, even more than the Boer farmer.

After all, it was the British who won the Boer War, and the farmers in the Cape considered themselves victors and believed that they had power over the country.

As a result, after the establishment of the federal government, the status of Cape State has deteriorated, and the federal government has even wanted to cancel Cape Town's status as the capital in recent years, which has made British farmers in Cape State dissatisfied, and the announcement of the new tax law is tantamount to adding fuel to the fire.

Unlike other states, the farms in the Cape, because of the deliberate indulgence of the state government, many farms still retain a large number of African-American workers, and the relationship between these workers and the farmer is not an employment relationship, but a master-servant relationship.

"McClair is about 110 kilometers from St. John's Harbour, and the tax collector who was seized is called Dupin, a graduate of the University of Nyasaland the year before, and the local mayor of McClair, Galbraith, is also the largest local farmer in McClair, and there are more than 1,000 African-American workers on his farm, and Galbraith is said to have armed hundreds of people and is trying to negotiate with the Cape state government." Sidney Milner's intelligence is accurate, and the situation in Cape is indeed a bit peculiar.

When the federal government of southern Africa was established, it did not have the basis for the establishment of a federal government, and the British agreed to the autonomy of southern Africa at that time, which was also a hodgepodge of British-dominated Cape, Boer-dominated Orange, and the two dominions of Basutoland and Eswatini and the Bechuana protectorate.

Britain probably meant that the hodgepodge of southern Africa, even after self-government, could not get rid of London's control, and needed London's support to stabilize its rule.

It is estimated that London did not expect that Roque has effectively changed the demographic structure of southern Africa in just a few years through immigration, and the British have become the least populous minority in southern Africa, and the Cape has been gradually marginalized in southern Africa.

"McClair, it shouldn't be an important area, why did a graduate of the University of Nyasaland come to McClair to work as a tax officer?" Roque was surprised, don't look at the fact that the University of Nyasaland has produced nearly 10,000 graduates every year, and now in southern Africa, college graduates should not be rich enough to do so.

"I don't know, this question is going to be asked to the Cape state government—" Sidney Milner was not quite clear either.

The Cape government is certainly unwilling to accept the fact that the Cape state has been constantly marginalized, so the relationship between the Cape state government and the federal government has not been good over the years.

However, given Sidney Milner's understanding of the Cape government, this situation is certainly not normal, after all, a few years ago, even many federal government workers could not write their own names, and it has only been a dozen years, and the overall cultural level of Cape government employees will certainly not improve so quickly.

It's no wonder that Nyasaland University graduates are reluctant to work in the Cape.

Every year, the University of Nyasaland holds a campus job fair, and there are more graduates willing to work in Bechuana than graduates who are willing to go to Cape.

In addition to being relatively conservative, the Cape as a whole is also extremely xenophobic, which has also led to the criticism of the Cape State.

"What is the Cape state government going to do about this?" Roque wants to determine the attitude of the Cape state government, and only if the Cape state government cannot control the situation, will the federal government have a reason to step in.

"The Cape state government is preparing to negotiate with Galbraith—" Sidney Milner sneered, not surprised by the Cape government's decision.

"Hehe-" Roque also sneered, this has already begun to organize private armies, and he still fantasizes about solving the problem through negotiation.

I have to say that some people in Cape State do have a set of elections, but the level of governance -

That's exactly what happened.

"Shall we send somebody?" Sidney Milner jumped to work with Roque, and Sidney Milner truly realized the power of power.

Sidney Milner used to work beside Ade, and although he had a prominent position, he had to consider too many other factors when working, and he was inevitably hindered.

Working next to Roque, Sidney Milner completely let go of himself, and most of the time Sidney Milner was convinced by reason.

But if "reason" is not convincing, Sidney Milner will speak with facts and tell others what "truth" is.